37th Regiment Civil War Collection, 1861-1897

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-2022-012

Staff Only

Content Description

The 37th Regiment Civil War Collection, 1861-1897, contains materials that are divided into four series: correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and soldier histories. Materials are dated 1861-1897. The outlier materials consist of correspondence to and from John Nicholson between 1871-1897.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1871-1897, includes letters written to and from John Nicholson. Examples of correspondents are Albert F. Montgomery, the Daughters of the Confederacy, and David B. Rea (who rode with North Carolina’s 1st Cavalry under General Stonewall Jackson’s leadership).

Series 2: Financial Records, 1869-1874, consists of a ledger with names and dollar figures that may refer to payments from the local Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp; a photocopy from an original receipt from General Daniel Harvey Hill to Nicholson; a mortgage loan putting up his future crops as collateral.

Series 3: Legal Documents, 1873, contains one note deputizing Nicholson to issue a warrant.

Series 4: Soldier Histories, 1861-1865, includes photocopies from North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster.

Dates

1861 - 1897

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public without restriction. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to duplicate or publish material from this collection must be obtained from the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.

Biographical / Historical

John B. Nicholson was a Civil War Infantryman who fought under the leadership of General Daniel Harvey Hill, transferring into the 37th Regiment Co. I in January 1862. He enlisted as a Private and was promoted to Corporal in February 1863. He also served in Co. G in North Carolina’s 34th Infantry.

In May 1862, Nicholson was listed as a prisoner of war in Hanover Court House, Virginia, after being wounded in the left shoulder. The following month, he was hospitalized in Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island. Once healed, he transferred to Fort Monroe, Virginia, and was then exchanged and paroled in September in Aiken’s Landing, Virginia. Nicholson was wounded again in June 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia, and later listed as a prisoner of war in Petersburg in April 1865.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

0.22 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains letters, correspondence, and financial records that were once part of John B. Nicholson’s estate in Charlotte, NC. Nicholson was a Civil War Infantryman from the 37th Regiment Co. I who fought under the leadership of General Daniel Harvey (DH) Hill.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased for the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room by Shelia Bumgarner in July 2019.

Related Materials

Civil War in North Carolina. https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?f_FORMAT=BK&f_STATUS=NCR&query=civil+war+north+carolina&searchType=keyword (Bibliocommons general search for Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room materials relating to the Civil War in North Carolina)

Hardy, Michael C. The Thirty-Seventh North Carolina Troops: Tar Heels in the Army of Northern Virginia. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., c2003. (NCR 973.7456 H271t)

Manarin, Louis H. North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865, A Roster: Vol. IX Infantry 32nd-35th and 37th Regiments. Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History, 1966. (NCR 973.7456 M26)

Bibliography

Manarin, Louis H. North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865, A Roster: Vol. IX Infantry 32nd-35th and 37th Regiments. Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History, 1966. (NCR 973.7456 M26)